The editor in chief of The Economist has returned from a visit to Ukraine, describing the capital as facing relentless bombardment despite its advanced drone defenses. She highlights Russia’s strategy of overwhelming attacks aimed at making daily life unsustainable for civilians. The assessment underscores the intensity of the conflict’s humanitarian toll, even amid Kyiv’s efforts to counter drone strikes. Her firsthand account offers a stark perspective on the war’s escalating brutality.
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.
